Gate Repair Service That Fixes the Cause, Not Just the Clunk in Shirley
We diagnose why the gate misbehaves — hinges, posts, frame or hardware — and repair it so it swings, latches and secures the way it should.
Booking fee plus hourly labour — the price is confirmed before any work starts.
What this costs
| Booked 14+ days ahead | £25 booking fee £85 per hour |
|---|---|
| Booked within 48 hours | £100 booking fee £65 per hour |
| Same-day call-out | £220 booking fee £45 per hour |
The booking fee secures the visit. Labour is then charged by the hour, so you only pay for the time the job actually takes.
Booking fee £25–£220
£25 + £85/hr booked 14+ days ahead, £100 + £65/hr inside 48 hours, £220 + £45/hr same day. Agreed before we arrive.
Covered under Fencing & Gates
Outdoor & Exterior › Fencing & Gates — one of 21 documented jobs in this section.
Same-day gate repair service
Urgent jobs can often be booked for today. Ask when you book and we will confirm the slot before you pay anything.
15 service areas
Birmingham, Coventry, Dorridge and 12 more across the West Midlands.
Gates are the hardest-working part of any boundary — thousands of swings a year, weather on every side, and load on the hinges every time they move. This page covers our general gate repair service: what we handle, how we diagnose, and what to expect from a visit.
The Faults We See Most
Dropping gates — hinges wearing, screws pulling out of softened timber, the latch side sinking until it binds. Sticking and jamming — swollen timber, worn hinge pins, posts that have moved and changed the geometry of the opening. Hardware failures — latches that no longer spring back, bolts that will not throw, locks that have seized after a wet winter. Frame problems — racked or twisted gates where the bracing has loosened, split stiles where fixings pass through soft wood. And post problems, which cause more gate faults than anything else: a post that has drifted re-writes the position of everything hung on it.
How We Diagnose
We work through the assembly in order: the post at ground level, the hinges and their fixings, the frame for square, and the latch or lock hardware. The discipline is finding the cause rather than the symptom — a new latch on a dropped gate is a wasted latch, and new hinges on a moved post fail within the season. Testing the hardware with the gate open separates hardware faults from alignment faults immediately, which is usually half the diagnosis done. You get a plain explanation of what we found, and the full cost is quoted and approved before any work starts, with parts quoted separately from labour.
The Repairs We Carry Out
Hinges replaced or re-seated with fixings properly rated for the gate's weight — underspecified hinges are why the same gate fails every couple of years. Screws re-set into sound timber, or the timber addressed first, because fixings into soft wood are a repeat failure waiting to happen. Racked frames squared up by renewing the bracing. Latches, bolts and locks serviced or replaced, aligned properly to freshly corrected gate positions. Posts re-firmed or re-set where they have moved. Where a gate is genuinely beyond repair — split through the load-bearing stiles, rotten through the frame — we will say so and quote replacement rather than charging for a repair that cannot hold.
Heavy Gates and Safe Working
Heavy gates are genuinely heavy objects, and working on their hinges means supporting that weight safely while it is done — a two-person job with proper props, not a one-person lift. If your gate is a large timber double gate or a substantial metal one, that is engineer territory and we bring the right equipment for it.
Aftercare
A repaired gate stays healthy with small attention: hinge screws checked each spring, the latch oiled occasionally, timber treated so the wood around the fixings stays dense. If the gate starts needing the lift-and-shove again, call early — drift is a small correction before hardware wears around it and a bigger job after.
When to Call Us
Call when the gate drops, sticks, scrapes, rattles, refuses to latch, or has seized entirely — and especially if it has been getting worse over weeks rather than suddenly. When booking, tell us whether the gate is timber or metal, roughly its size, and what exactly it is doing wrong.
You pay a booking fee when you book, and labour is charged hourly at a rate that depends on how soon you need the visit. The full cost is quoted and approved before we start, and hardware and parts are quoted separately.
How the price works
We charge a booking fee to hold your slot, then an hourly rate for the work itself. The fee changes with how soon you need us; the hourly rate changes with the slot you choose. You approve the price before we start, so there is no surprise on the invoice.
Booked 14+ days ahead
£25 booking fee
then £85 per hour of labour
Best value. Book the slot now, pay the smallest booking fee.
Booked within 48 hours
£100 booking fee
then £65 per hour of labour
For jobs that can wait a day or two but not a fortnight.
Same-day call-out
£220 booking fee
then £45 per hour of labour
Urgent problems: standing water, no heat, no power, leaks.
Book the slot
Choose the window that suits you and pay the booking fee. That holds your place in the diary.
We diagnose on site
The engineer confirms the cause and tells you what the job involves and how long it should take.
You approve, we work
Nothing goes ahead until you agree the price. Labour is then charged per hour at your slot rate.
Gates earn their keep daily, and small faults grow into dropped frames and torn fixings surprisingly fast. Our visit covers an honest diagnosis of the whole assembly, a repair quoted and approved before work starts, and the cause fixed so the same fault does not return next season.
What our customers say about our outdoor & exterior service
4.6 out of 5 from 10 reviews
Sorted the same day
Rang in the morning and they got to us in Wolverhampton by early afternoon. Very clear about what needed doing, what it would cost and what could wait. No pressure to add extras. Exactly the sort of tradesperson you want.
Job: Uneven Shed Base
Turned up when they said
Turned up in the window they promised, walked me through the options (turns out the previous installer had left the pipework awkward to get to), then cracked on. Everything was tested before they left. No mess, no drama, no surprise on the bill.
Job: Water-Damaged Patio
Good work, poor communication
Work itself was fine and tidy. Communication beforehand was patchy — I did not get the confirmation message and had to ring to check the slot. Would still use again.
Job: Sinking Driveway
Book Gate Repair Service
Tell us what is happening and choose a slot. If you are not sure this is the right job, use the diagnosis panel — it narrows the problem down before you book.
- Booking fee confirmed up front
- Hourly labour, agreed before work starts
- Same-day slots for urgent problems
Questions people ask about gate repair service
Straight answers to the things customers ask most often before booking.
What gate repairs are realistic DIY?
Tightening hinge screws, oiling a latch, and adjusting a keep plate are all reasonable. Working on heavy gates — supporting their weight while hinges are changed — is not a one-person job, and repairs into softened timber or on a moved post will not hold. If a DIY fix has already failed once, the cause probably needs diagnosing properly.
What do you check during a gate repair visit?
The post at ground level, the hinges and their fixings, the frame for square, and the latch or lock hardware — in that order, because the post causes more gate faults than anything else. We diagnose the cause before replacing anything and explain it plainly before quoting.
When is a gate beyond repair?
When the load-bearing parts — the stiles the hinges fix to, the frame itself — are split or rotten through, repairs cannot hold whatever hardware you fit. We will show you what we found and say honestly whether repair or replacement is the sensible route. Replacement is quoted for your approval, never assumed.
Can you repair a gate without taking it off the posts?
Often, yes — latch replacements, keep plate re-alignment and screw re-fixing can be done in place. Hinge replacement on a heavy gate usually means supporting the gate's weight off its hinges while the work is done, which we handle with proper props. We will tell you what the repair requires before starting.
How is gate repair priced?
You pay a booking fee when you book, and labour is charged hourly at a rate that depends on how soon you need the visit. The full cost of the work is quoted and approved before we start, and parts such as hinges, latches, locks and fixings are quoted separately from labour. You approve everything before any work begins.
Need gate repair service sorted in Shirley?
Book a slot in the diary and pay only the booking fee up front. We confirm the rest before we start.